A review by aimeal815
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I wouldn’t say I’m upset with this book, because I thought the story was really interesting, but I am definitely upset with aspects of it. I found it very difficult to read at times because I was having trouble sympathizing with a lot of the characters. It felt like some of the conflicts were very needless
such as the whole thing with Campbell and Julia
. I also found the ending incredibly upsetting. I know that that was the whole point, but it felt almost ridiculous.
It made me feel almost like I wasted my time following Anna’s whole story for it to just be thrown away at the end like that.
That being said, it was a very complex plot with a lot of complex characters, and I can appreciate that because that’s just how life is. It’s just that there were too many parts of it that I had trouble with in order to really love it.
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